NFL Draft update: Dr. Bill Chackhes on the quarterbacks

In this NFL Draft update, Dr. Bill Chackhes of Football Writers Online and Zennie62.com will present his take on the best quarterbacks in the 2010 NFL Draft, which starts Thursday night. His views are gained from his publication, The Gridiron Draft Guide.

For those who's never heard of Bill, he's the modern day equivalent of the late Joel Buschbaum. Buschbaum was a self-made college personnel scouting expert, who almost single-handedly built the publication Pro Football Weekly into star status. Like Buschbaum, Chackhes is obsessed with football scouting and reporting. Bill has attended every NFL Draft over the past 3 decades and 25 years as a member of the media.

Here's how Bill rates the quarterbacks:

1A) Colt McCoy - Texas
1B) Sam Bradford - Oklahoma
2) Tony Pike - Cincinnati
3) Dan Lefevour - Central Michigan
4) John Skelton - Fordham University
5) Ryan Perriloux- Jacksonville State
6) Jimmy Clausen - Notre Dame

Why Colt McCoy? Bill says that he's a consistent winner. His ball position in throwing is "excellent." He has Bradford behind McCoy for several reasons related to how Bradford doesn't move in the pocket.

Bill's take on Jimmy Clausen, who's rated sixth, has to do with his throwing motion. Bill complains that Clausen lifts his foot up after he throws consistently. Where I take issue with Bill is that this was done before the Notre Dame Pro Day where Jimmy really improved in a lot of areas. Personally, I think Clausen's now the best quarterback available, followed by Sam Bradford, then Colt McCoy.

Stay tuned.